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Definition of Mercator projection
1. Noun. A map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercator Projection
Literary usage of Mercator projection
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"The Mercator projection. — The Mercator projection (Fig. 132) is a modification
of the simple cylindrical projection. The latter is constructed by ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"The objection so frequently raised against the Mercator projection that it does
not furnish any indications for the courses of great circles, may readily.be ..."
3. The American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation and by Nathaniel Bowditch, George Wood Logan (1906)
"Excepting in the Polar regions, for which latitudes the Mercator projection can
not be constructed, the gnomonic charts are not used for general navigating ..."
4. A Treatise on the Integral Calculus: With Applications, Examples, and Problems by Joseph Edwards (1922)
"(ii) If Xm, Ym be the coordinates of the same point in a Mercator projection
defined as Xm = o<k ym = aO, express X, and Y, in terms of Xm and Y,n. ..."
5. The American Mathematical Monthly by Mathematical Association of America (1922)
"World maps: The Mercator projection; The stereo- graphic projection; The Aitoff
equal-area projection of the sphere; The Mollweide ..."
6. The Teacher's Manual of Geography: I. Hints to Teachers. II. Modern Facts by Jacques Wardlaw Redway (1892)
"The Mercator projection. — This projection re- u ceives its name from Kauf- mann,1 a
... In the Mercator projection the earth is considered a cylinder, ..."
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